Oxford United beat Norwich City: Oxford Mail picture gallery
Mark Harris and Cameron Brannagan netted for the U’s, who were dominant for much of the game against a side which finished in the Sky Bet Championship play-offs last season.
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United’s aggressive press forced the Canaries to give up possession, and in the first half in particular, the visitors found it difficult to get up the pitch.
As for the U’s, it’s a hugely encouraging start to the campaign, having been written off by many bookmakers as relegation favourites.
Our photographer, Mike Allen, was on hand to capture the celebratory scenes on the pitch and in the stands, and we picked out 18 of our favourite snaps here.
Norwich City will be targeting another promotion push in the upcoming Championship season.
Johannes Hoff Thorup has been appointed as manager with the task of bringing the Canaries back to the Premier League.
David Wagner guided the team to a sixth-place finish in the previous campaign but a play-off semi-final defeat to Leeds United proved to be his final game in charge.Norwich have had a busy summer of transfer activity in preparation for the new term.
But the window will remain open into the opening few weeks of the new season, with the market set to shut on 30 August.Here we look at the two transfer scenarios Norwich must avoid before then, as they target another top-six finish in the table…
Jonathan Rowe’s future at Norwich is uncertain as we come into the final few weeks of the summer window.
According to Football Insider, Leeds United have been told it will take at least £15 million to persuade the Canaries into a sale.
The Whites have had a verbal offer worth only £7 million rejected, which is a large gap in valuation to overcome by the end of the month.
Rowe was a key figure in Wagner’s side last season, registering 12 goals from 32 appearances in the regular campaign (all stats from Fbref).
The academy graduate quickly became a fan favourite with his performances, particularly the brace he scored against bitter rivals Ipswich Town in December.
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